Airing on Wednesday afternoons at five past five, Treasure House – “where happy chance finds are made” – featured a robotic hound called Serendipity Dog, who – accompanied by human presenter John Earle (initially) and later, Jeremy Carrad – would open the door on a world full of strange and entertaining facts.
The series was replaced in 1965 by Tom Tomwhich retained Carrad but dropped the robot dog.
Presenters
John Earle
Jeremy Carrad
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Airing on Wednesday afternoons at five past five, Treasure House – “where happy chance finds are made” – featured a robotic hound called Serendipity Dog, who – accompanied by human presenter John Earle (initially) and later, Jeremy Carrad – would open the door on a world full of strange and entertaining facts.
